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Nutrition and Cooking Classes—Class Four of Four: Foods for a Healthy Weight

Orland Park Township Office 14807 S. Ravinia, Orland Park

Join Licensed Food for Life Instructor Barbara Chwierut for Class Four of Four on Nutrition and Cooking. This class will teach participants that eating plant-based is not a “diet” that leads to feeling hungry or deprived. The focus is on quality not quantity…and when you change the foods you eat you don’t need to think […]

Nutrition and Cooking Classes—Class Three of Four: How Food Fights Heart Disease

Orland Park Township Office 14807 S. Ravinia, Orland Park

Join Licensed Food for Life Instructor Barbara Chwierut for Class Three of Four on Nutrition and Cooking. This class will focus on heart disease and the discovery that this disease can be virtually eliminated by controlling lifestyle factors. Researchers have determined that a plant-based diet may be nearly as effective as some cholesterol-lowering medications. This […]

Nutrition and Cooking Classes—Class Two of Four: How Food Fights Diabetes

Orland Park Township Office 14807 S. Ravinia, Orland Park

Join Licensed Food for Life Instructor Barbara Chwierut for Class Two of Four on Nutrition and Cooking. This class will focus on the root cause of diabetes, as opposed to the symptoms. With this dietary approach, the body can actually start to function properly again on its own. POSSIBLE outcomes might include reduced medication and […]